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10:18 AM ET 03.31 | Knicks rookie center Josh Harrellson, a member of Kentucky's Final Four team last season, said he believes John Calipari has a great chance to win his first NCAA championship Monday, but is less certain on whether Calipari's sideline theatrics will play well if he decides to cash in on a title by making a return to the NBA. Because Knicks management is influenced by the super agency Creative Artists Agency, the team likely will consider Calipari, a CAA client, if he wants to return to the NBA after his disastrous Nets stint of 1996-99. Harrellson said Calipari, whose club faces Louisville in tonight's NCAA Tournament semifinals, is well-suited for the NBA strategically, but less sure how his former coach's motivation tactics would fly. "The NBA is more laid-back coaching," Harrellson told The Post. "You really don't yell too much. You don't get up and stomp your feet like Coach Cal loves to do. That's what motivates guys to play hard [in college. When they see him getting into the game, that's when they get into the game and play harder for him. It might work at this level, I don't know. I've never seen an NBA coach do that. Maybe he'll be the first one to do it if he ever comes back."

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March 31, 2012 10:28 AM ET

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He'll go someday and he'll be back in college soon after. Money can buy you more at Kentucky than in the NBA.

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March 31, 2012 10:42 AM ET

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No, Bro.

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March 31, 2012 02:47 PM ET

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Given his record, Cal always moves on before his final four appearances get vacated by the NCAA.

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March 31, 2012 03:06 PM ET

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When NCAA catches up to him, where will he run to... aside from NBA?
UMass: FinalFour Vacated due to rules violation
Memphis: FinalFour Vacated due to rules violation
Kentucky: Stay tuned...

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March 31, 2012 03:37 PM ET

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Can he recruit the 5-6 best High Schoolers in the country year in and year out to make his team better... No... Well, then I'd stay as far away from this crook as possible.

Arsenal_4

Atlanta , GA

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March 31, 2012 05:27 PM ET

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The fact that Coach Cal has gotten his only two FF trips taken away from him by the NCAA for wrongdoings if he gets Kentucky in trouble with the NCAA and has to vacate more Tourney W's then run his a** outta CBB once and for all.

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March 31, 2012 06:00 PM ET

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Why would he give up his current position as the highest paid D-League coach?

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March 31, 2012 10:34 PM ET

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Originally posted 03:13 PM ET 03.31 by Docmadinejad

People can say and think what they want about Calipari, and I'm certainly not here to defend him. He is who he is. However, to call his stint with NJ disastrous is a bit unfair. 1) It was the Nets. Aside from Byron Scott and Chuck Daly, most coaching stints in NJ could be considered disastrous. 2) Calipari's coaching stint with the Nets coincided with Stephon Marbury's stint with the Nets and was fired 2 days before the trade the shipped Marbury to Phoenix for J Kidd. Had Cal had the opportunity to stay long enough to coach a Nets team lead by Kidd, there is no doubt his record in NJ would have been drastically different in terms of success.

Indeed.

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April 1, 2012 01:28 AM ET

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Originally posted 05:27 PM ET 03.31 by Wamu

The fact that Coach Cal has gotten his only two FF trips taken away from him by the NCAA for wrongdoings if he gets Kentucky in trouble with the NCAA and has to vacate more Tourney W's then run his a** outta CBB once and for all.

My bad. Kinda forgot about last years FF trip. Although i meant what I said about if Coach Cal gets in trouble again.

Wamu

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April 1, 2012 03:38 AM ET

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Stay in the NCAA Coach Cal. Your just not NBA coaching material

VisionQuest

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April 1, 2012 09:04 AM ET

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I think he'd want to stay in a place where he isn't limited by a salary cap.

G-Man of South…

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April 1, 2012 09:38 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:04 AM ET 04.01 by G-Man of South Florida

I think he'd want to stay in a place where he isn't limited by a salary cap.

And... he can work his "One-n-Done" philosophy to perfection.